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Haiti Double Feature

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frontline, Pbs, Daniel-Reed, Amanda Lin Costa, Alexandria-Hammond, Haiti, Independent Lens, The Lone Olive, Cap-Haitien, Documentary, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Earthquake, Video, World News
Amanda Lin Costa

According to documentary filmmaker Daniel Reed, whose film deals with the fact that during the earthquake, many prisoners escaped, "The Haitians I met were all desperate for security. It's their number one priority."

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Hope for Haiti's Unemployed

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Partners in Health, Mit, Unicef, Diaspora, Unesco, Amanda Lin Costa, Greg Elliot, Haiti, The Lone Olive, Mobile Technology, Haiti Earthquake, Illiteracy, Bob Lemoine, Volunteering, Aaron Zinman, Unemployement, Konbit, World News
Amanda Lin Costa

Great ideas always come out of MIT. This one isn't any different. Konbit is a service that allows anyone to call a phone number in Haiti toll-free a...

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Haiti Double Feature

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pbs, Independent Lens, Cap-Haitien, Alexandria Hammond, Gangs, Children of Haiti, Frontline, Education, Haiti Earthquake, Amanda Lin Costa, Haiti, The Lone Olive, Documentary, Battle of Haiti, Port-Au-Prince, Daniel Reed, World News
Amanda Lin Costa

Tonight on PBS, two really strong documentaries dig deep into issues in Haiti that not only provide insight into the situation now post earthquake but...

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Disaster: A Serious Game

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nadine Pequeneza, Red Cross, Survivor, Creole, Inside the Haiti Earthquake, Interactive Web, Documentary, The Lone Olive, Fixer, Flash, Port-Au-Prince, Aid Workers, Falaune Louis Jacques, Journey to the End of Coal, Serious Games, Michael Gibson, Katie McKenna, Haiti Earthquake, Inside Disaster, Nicolas Jolliet, Zap, World News
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Open Hearts, Open Homes

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oyis, Mama V, Haiti Earthquake, Red Cross, Hosting, Haiti, The Lone Olive, Momma V, Usns Comfort, Medical Mission, Angel Missions Haiti, Creole, Sondra Daroshefski, Impact News
Amanda Lin Costa

Sometimes the most basic ideas are not in our heads until someone plants them there. Obviously many children were injured in the earthquake in Hait...

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6 - 5 - 10

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Yele Haiti, Haitiblog, Hanger 17, Haiti Earthquake, Amanda Lin Costa, The Lone Olive, Haiti, Claudinette Jean, 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Twin Towers, The Meteor, Ground Zero, Wyclef Jean, World News
Amanda Lin Costa

Six -- last week was six months since the earthquake devastated Haiti. Five -- this month is five years since Katrina destroyed parts of New Orleans. Ten -- next year it will be ten years since the Twin Towers were reduced to rubble.

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Haiti - Destination Unknown

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Donations, The Lone Olive, Yele Haiti, Claudinette Jean, Amanda Lin Costa, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake, Wyclef Jean, Haitiblog, World News
Amanda Lin Costa

I spent the six month anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti discussing donations, distribution and the state of Haiti at this juncture with Claudinette Jean.

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Haiti's Newest "Hot Spot"

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paolo Chilosi, Conde Nast, Amanda Lin Costa, Hot Spot, Hotel Oloffson, The Lone Olive, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti ReWired, Journalism, Interview, Internet, Haiti, Port-Au-Prince, Stephane D'Amours, Wired, Multilink, Haitiblog, World News
Amanda Lin Costa

Paolo Chilosi, who runs Multilink, a leading internet provider in Haiti, boldly stated that the internet is as vital as food and water for Haiti less...

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The Aftermath Of Disaster - Bearing Witness

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Lone Olive, DSLR News Shooter, Haiti Earthquake, Baraka, Camera, Ethics, Haiti, Next Level Pictures, Photo Journalism, Amanda Lin Costa, James Natchwey, Khalid Mohtaseb, Haitiblog, Hd-Dslr, World News
Amanda Lin Costa

Haiti Earthquake Aftermath Montage from Khalid Mohtaseb on Vimeo. Khalid Mohtaseb was on the ground shooting in Port-au-Prince less than a week afte...

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Can Social Networks Save The World?

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photos, Photography, Haiti Relief, Twitter, Social Networking, Audio, Karl Jean-Jeune, Hero, Facebook, Michael Kutch, Audio Slide Show, Carel Pedre, The New Haiti Project, Social Media, Amanda Lin Costa, Haiti Earthquake, Google Wave, The Lone Olive, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Ning, Lost Children, Skype, Tnhp, Haitiblog, World News
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The New Haiti Project from Amanda Lin Costa on Vimeo. Michael Kutch co-founder and project manager of The New Haiti Project certainly thinks so. He ...

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When is a Blog, Not Just a Blog?

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Earthquake Relief, Creative Commons, Copyright, Ning, Social Networking, Evan Hanson, Community, Amanda Lin Costa, Media, Haiti ReWired, Social Media, The Lone Olive, Internet, Disaster Relief, Blog, Haiti, Technology, Wired, Ipad, Haiti Earthquake, Haitiblog, Home News
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A video from Inveneo, one of the organizations involved in the Haiti ReWired blog. Evan Hanson from Haiti ReWired said something that really stood ...

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Sharing is Caring

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Lone Olive, Copyright, Amanda Lin Costa, Creative Commons, Eric Steuer, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, Haitiblog, Home News
Amanda Lin Costa

The slide show above includes examples of photos taken in Haiti that are available for various uses through the Creative Commons' license. "Sharin...

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